Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find North Elkin in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of North Elkin. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to North Elkin listed first.
- Elkin Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Elkin Valley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin Valley
- Elkin
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- State Road
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jonesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Benham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Benham is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benham
- Rusk ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rusk is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Ronda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Swan Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Rena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
- Crutchfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Crutchfield is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crutchfield
- Austin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Austin is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Clingman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clingman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
- Boonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lomax
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lomax is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Brier Creek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
- Devotion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Devotion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devotion
- Longtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Longtown is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Dobson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Traphill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Marler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Marler is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marler
- Rockford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Copeland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Copeland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Dellaplane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dellaplane is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellaplane
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- New Castle is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Dockery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dockery is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dockery
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about North Elkin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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